Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Taylor Swift on why she cast Dylan O’Brien in her ‘All Too Well’ short film
nme.comTaylor Swift has discussed her decision to cast Dylan O’Brien in her ‘All Too Well’ short film, revealing that the Maze Runner actor was her first choice.Last year, the pop star released a re-recording of her 2012 album, ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’, which came with a special 10-minute version of ‘All Too Well’, one of her most critically-acclaimed songs.Given the song’s popularity, Swift decided to write and direct a short film to go along with it, casting Sadie Sink and O’Brien in the starring roles.In a new profile on O’Brien for Bustle, Swift shared a few words about the actor and why she cast him as a manipulative ex-boyfriend in All Too Well: The Short Film.“Dylan was my first choice for the ‘All Too Well’ short film because he has that versatility I was looking for,” Swift wrote in an email to the publication. “I’d seen his work and heard nothing but wonderful things about him as a person.
Ultimately I want to work with people who love what they do and come at it with enthusiasm, because that’s how I approach creating things too.”She continued: “I had a feeling he would be great at ad libbing and adding nuance to his character, which enriched the story tenfold.
He absolutely blew me away and I feel really lucky that I gained such a great friend from the experience too.”Swift asked O’Brien to take on the role via a very long text message.
The actor said the thing that surprised him most about Swift was her ability to cede control.“For someone who’s that meticulous, she’s so trusting.
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